LONDON CROWD: Londoners celebrated the new CH Carolina Herrera store in Brompton Cross last week, which attracted guests including Olivia Palermo, Leigh Lezark, Amber Le Bon, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Noelle Reno, and Caroline Sieber while Amber Le Bon deejayed. Herrera was joined by daughter Carolina Herrera de Baez, who is working on two perfumes slated to launch next year along with a capsule collection due out in 2014.

The evening also marked the launch of the White Shirt Collection, Herrera’s capsule range inspired by her love of the classic basic. “I love white shirts. I wanted to do something for London. The white shirt is popular. Every woman likes them. For evening, for day time, you can wear them in so many different ways.” said Herrera, whose VIP guests were predominantly sporting the crisp creations.

In honor of Rihanna’s 30th birthday, we took a look back at an interview with the Barbados-native when she was just 18 years old. Here, she talked about her second album, “A Girl Like Me” in 2006. “I want to be me. I want people to fall in love with who Rihanna is, and that’s why I want the album to be about me so people can really find out who this girl Rihanna is, because they only know the ‘Pon de Replay’ girl.” Fast forward 12 years, and she’s released six more albums and has become a powerhouse in both the fashion and music industries. Happy birthday, @badgalriri 🎈(📷: Pavel Antonov) #wwdarchive

For @simonerocha_‘s fall show, hairstylist @jamespecis created a look inspired by the painter John Constable. Models’ hair was pulled back, tied into knots and topped off with a bow. (📷: @kukukuba) #wwdbeauty #lfw

Queen Elizabeth made a surprise appearance at @richardquinn1's London Fashion Week show to present the designer with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design. The new award will be handed out annually to an emerging British fashion designer who shows exceptional talent, while demonstrating value to the community and sustainable policies. #wwdfashion #lfw (📷: @giovanni_giannoni_photo)